LEADER 03466oam 22006854a 450 001 9910450893603321 005 20211028114846.0 010 $a1-4473-0261-3 010 $a1-281-15975-1 010 $a9786611159757 010 $a1-84742-158-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000413430 035 $a(EBL)419312 035 $a(OCoLC)476249901 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000181047 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11154715 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181047 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10157713 035 $a(PQKB)10524090 035 $a(UtOrBLW)PPO00209 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC419312 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL419312 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10281195 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL115975 035 $a(OCoLC)1148089998 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80477 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000413430 100 $a20061030j20090102 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInternational approaches to prostitution$eLaw and policy in Europe and Asia 210 1$aBristol :$cPolicy Press$dJan. 2009. 210 4$d©Jan. 2009. 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86134-672-7 311 $a1-86134-673-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO PROSTITUTION - Law and policy in Europe and Asia; Contents; List of tables and boxes; Notes on contributors; ONE - Introduction: approaches to prostitution; Situated knowledges - our approaches to prostitution; The structure of this book; Why these countries?; The impact of political structures; The status of women; Legal structures in relation to prostitution; Debates around decriminalisation and legalisation; The chapters that follow; Part One - Europe 327 $aTWO - From the personal to the political:shifting perspectives on street prostitution in England and WalesTHREE - Prostitution in France; FOUR - Prostitution in Sweden: debates and policies 1980-2004; FIVE - The Republic of Moldova: prostitution and trafficking in women; Part Two - Asia; SIX - Prostitution in India: laws, debates and responses; SEVEN - Good women, bad women:prostitution in Pakistan; EIGHT - Selling bodies/selling pleasure: the social organisation of sex work in Taiwan; NINE - Prostitution in Thailand:perceptions and realities; Index 330 8 $aAnnotation$bWhat is to be done about prostitution? Is it work or is it violence? Are women involved in prostitution offenders or victims? Is prostitution a private or a political issue? The answers to these questions vary depending on many factors, including where in the world you live. This book provides a valuable, detailed international comparison of the laws, policies and interventions in eight countries across Europe and Asia. 606 $aSocial Science$xProstitution & Sex Trade 606 $aProstitution$zEurope 606 $aProstitution$zAsia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSocial Science$xProstitution & Sex Trade. 615 0$aProstitution 615 0$aProstitution 676 $a363.4/4094 700 $aGangoli$b Geetanjali$0901613 702 $aWestmarland$b Nicole 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450893603321 996 $aInternational approaches to prostitution$92124256 997 $aUNINA